European Fundend Projects

ID:
projects-600

fiwar:
LIFE09 ENV/IT/000136

Project_Acronym:
PALM

Project_Name:
Pump And Leakage Management

Funding Authority:
LIFE

Call for proposals:
Environment

Focus Area:
Water management and supply

Begin Date:
2010-09-01

End Date:
2013-08-31

Status:
Completed

Budget:
€ 001 569 190.00

Description:
The objective of the PALM project was to develop a Decision Support System to allow water companies to identify the optimum balance between reducing water leaks and being economically sustainable. Ultimately, the aim was to enable water companies to reduce water loss by around 50% and the related environmental impacts by up to 60%. The Decision Support System would integrate existing state-of-the-art technology to form what should be the most advanced water-efficiency system. It would use the latest acoustic instruments to locate leaks for repair. Other leakage control measures included applying a calibrated hydraulic model for the optimum configuration of the water system. The project identified valves to be closed and defined the optimum size of the flow meters and pressure-reducing valves. Pumping costs and the potential benefit of optimising the use of the pumps, exploiting low tariff periods and making better use of the available storage capacity would be examined, combined with an assessment of the costs of leakage detection and repair. This information would allow a typical cost-recovery ratio to be calculated. The project would thus provide water companies with the information they need to implement leakage repairs in the most efficient and effective way, and without compromising their economic sustainability.

Resource:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-ENV-IT-000136/pump-and-leakage-management

Inland water types:
Urban water'